far corner

collocation in English

meaningsoffarandcorner

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far
adjective
uk
/fɑːr/us
/fɑːr/
used to refer to something that is not near, or the part of something that is most distant from the centre or ...
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corner
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɔː.nər/us
/ˈkɔːr.nɚ/
the point, area, or line that is formed by the meeting of two lines, surfaces, ...
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(Definition offarandcornerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These daily live performances took place in an ornamental tower in afarcornerof the property.
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Those five countries are not in afarcornerof the continent.
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This is the pillar removed from thefarcorner.
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At night, if you are much pushed for time and have to find your train in somefarcornerof that station, it is a terrible struggle.
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In thefarcornerwas a grand piano.
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He then took a snap from center, faded, was rushed, and abruptly lofted a high pass, directed to thefarcornerof the field.
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With this completed, the tunnel dropped vertically from thefarcornerof the chapel a further 5.2 m (17 ft).
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The remaining contestants received 30 seconds each to retrieve a flag from thefarcornerof the ring.
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The town leaders were disgusted by this man's lack of charity, and directed that his body be buried in afarcornerof the cemetery.
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At thefarcornerof the marina, it is possible to charter boats for big game fishing.
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Their styles showed unifying themes that suggested something unique and previously unseen from afarcornerof the planet.
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Then, he puts her body in thefarcornerof the attic, through an attic door in the ceiling of their bedroom closet.
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Some have lived out their lives in the far corners of the earth and their descendants now belong to the country of their choice.
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Some of them, in endeavouring to support themselves, have travelled to the far corners of the globe.
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I hope he is not inferring that the people from the far corners are the enemies of the country.
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He suggested that the information would be spread on the four winds to the far corners of the earth.
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Everyone has heard of the dome; news of it has even reached the far corners of the world.
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Other theories sprang from the far corners of the globe within weeks.
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She had seen some of the far corners of the world.
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Thus, many drifted to the far corners of the empire, in search of a new home...
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